ambassador since 1979 killed in the line of duty and he was killed by al qaeda terrorists. >> right, in a part of the world where the united states was involved militarily, but -- and had a footprint of having appear ambassador there and having a diplomatic compound there what wasn't providing adequate security. one of the things that i've been researching this week thinking about the historical context is the beirut bombing of 1993. cokie, you're not old enough to remember this. >> david and i do. >> what did the democrats say after the beirut bombing? what was the charge humbled to rodney reagan? why were our troops in a precarious position surrounded by grenades? >> then the next day we invaded them. >> how the world would have been digit, gene! >> to get us. >> we allowed the communist to keep control of them. venezuela may have fallen into the hands of -- >> or we could have lost aruba. >> if you read and you not allowed me to finish this point. >> oh, no! >> if you read the report by ambassador pickering. >> you know i book this show, don't you? >> if you read the error report,